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INTHESPOTLIGHT
STAFF PROFILE: NICOLE LANE,
TRAVELLING THROUGH LIFE
The NEWEST MEMBER of the DCO Tindal team,
Family Liaison Officer Nicole is ENJOYING HER ROLE
SUPPORTING and HELPING FAMILIES settle into
their new community.
families can really connect
with their community, form
lifelong friendships and
create amazing memories,”
said Nicole.
“Your friends become
your family, and it really is a
wonderful place to raise kids.”
Nicole wants to make sure
families can look back on
their time in Tindal with fond
memories and lifelong
friendships.
“I love my role here and
I’m really enjoying the
opportunity to get out
amongst the local and
Defence community.
“I like seeing people
happy and being the Family
Liaison Officer gives me an
opportunity to make that
happen.” n
A
fter travelling
the world,
being an Air
Force reservist and
married to an Air Force
member for 12 years,
Nicole knows all about
settling into a new place
and the challenges of
military life.
“I understand the
opportunities and hardships
families can go through
being a part of a military
family,” said Nicole.
“Sometimes it can be
tough living in a remote
location where you don’t
have your support network,
such as your family and
friends, and the closest
department store is over
300 kilometres away!”
Nicole’s strong sense of
community and desire to
help others has been a
driving force for many years.
She volunteers her time
organising events for
Network Tindal, coaching
kids’ netball and football,
and helping out at her
children’s school.
“I love being busy and
being a part of the
community I live in, so
volunteering is a great way to
meet new people and help
others,” said Nicole.
Growing up in the small
town of Narrandera in the
New South Wales Riverina,
Nicole caught the travel bug,
travelling to places like Brazil
right after leaving school.
It was following moves to
Wagga Wagga and Sydney
that she met her husband
Tommy, who was posted to
Richmond at the time. They
moved to Amberley with their
four young children, and
then to Tindal, where they
have been since 2013.
“Tindal is a wonderful
part of the country where
“I LIKE SEEING PEOPLE
HAPPY AND BEING THE
FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER
GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.”
JOCELIN KELLY
Nicole Lane is the newest member of the DCO Tindal team.
Photo by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.